faces of meth

[B-Funk]

short video

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/videos/faces-of-meth.html

[impure]

dude, the last chick is CRAZY!

but yeah, this should be called the faces of the homeless... i think it's more life on the street than the drugs that did alot of what you see.
of course, the drugs probably put them on the street.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

thats so fucking sad.

[baby-phat]

Wow.. that's pretty intense. Makes me sad, especially when I think of the people I know/used to know that are still using. :(

[b0ld]

they had a thing the other day on tv where a former meth/crack head from the downtown east side absolutely cleaned himself up. Basically the cops filmed this guy at the time he was in his worst condition and shit... on the grown screaming... all dirty and stuff.... up until his long lost brother found him and such. The guy thought his days were numbered because he thought he had aids so to him there wasn't any point of cleaning up. However test results proved that he did not have aids or H.I.V..... It took a few years but this guy right now lives in yaletown... drives a brand new mustang and all. Looks totally different....

[Ragga_Wh0re]

Originally Posted by impure

dude, the last chick is CRAZY!

but yeah, this should be called the faces of the homeless... i think it's more life on the street than the drugs that did alot of what you see.
of course, the drugs probably put them on the street.

no,thier mental disorders/disabilitys are what probabally put them on the street.Drugs are what help them cope,its called self medicating.The vast majority of homeless people do suffer from mental disorders/disabilities that go untreated because the government simply does not care.If they did there wouldnt be such a health care crisis.

[impure]

Originally Posted by Ragga_Wh0re

no,thier mental disorders/disabilitys are what probabally put them on the street.Drugs are what help them cope,its called self medicating.The vast majority of homeless people do suffer from mental disorders/disabilities that go untreated because the government simply does not care.If they did there wouldnt be such a health care crisis.

so how does meth help?
really, i've seen meth trigger schitzophrenia in someone, truly crazy to watch.

i believe i was told that statisticaly speaking, 50% of homeless people have mentall illnesses.
not 100% of drug users are mentally ill and self medicate.

[esoter1c]

I have 0 sympathy for meth/coke/crack addicts, fuck 'em.

Natural selection.

[Pennywise]

i dont even knwo what to say to this.

[impure]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

I have 0 sympathy for meth/coke/crack addicts, fuck 'em.

Natural selection.

i was an addict.
but i decided to stop one day.
i didn't find it as hard as people say it is.
really i belive it all comes down to choices, if they REALLY want to stop then they won't pick up the pipe.
no one holds a gun to their head and makes them.
therefore it is their choice, ultimately.

but there are people out there with mental illnesses that self medicate but i refuse to believe that the majority are.
i'll belive that alot of mentally ill are mistaken for drug addicts because they may look "cracked out"

[Ragga_Wh0re]

Originally Posted by impure

so how does meth help?
really, i've seen meth trigger schitzophrenia in someone, truly crazy to watch.

i believe i was told that statisticaly speaking, 50% of homeless people have mentall illnesses.
not 100% of drug users are mentally ill and self medicate.

im not exactly sure how it helps,thats something im still trying to figure out about my once love affair with meth...or any other drug for that matter.I guess it helps to make you feel better then how you were feeling pre-drugs,but this would probabally only ring true in cases of depression.

As for the stats,i dont know that its that low.Ill have to do some research and see what the exact stats are.

[impure]

Originally Posted by Ragga_Wh0re

im not exactly sure how it helps,thats something im still trying to figure out about my once love affair with meth...or any other drug for that matter.I guess it helps to make you feel better then how you were feeling pre-drugs,but this would probabally only ring true in cases of depression.

As for the stats,i dont know that its that low.Ill have to do some research and see what the exact stats are.

drugs make you feel better or diffrent?
it was diffrent for me, but that was all the prompting i needed.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

Originally Posted by impure

i was an addict.
but i decided to stop one day.
i didn't find it as hard as people say it is.
really i belive it all comes down to choices, if they REALLY want to stop then they won't pick up the pipe.
no one holds a gun to their head and makes them.
therefore it is their choice, ultimately.

but there are people out there with mental illnesses that self medicate but i refuse to believe that the majority are.
i'll belive that alot of mentally ill are mistaken for drug addicts because they may look "cracked out"

...right because stats are made just by looking at ones facade.If they look the part then it rings true.

haha right.

[Vitamin-X]

Originally Posted by 3507321C

I have 0 sympathy for meth/coke/crack addicts, fuck 'em.

Natural selection.

The natural selection concept is a bit unrealistic in this regard.
Genetically superior people can still make stupid choices.
After all, foolishness isn't genetic.

[esoter1c]

Originally Posted by Vitamin-X

The natural selection concept is a bit unrealistic in this regard.
Genetically superior people can still make stupid choices.
After all, foolishness isn't genetic.

Foolishness ?

No, straight up fucking retardedness is now innit.

[impure]

Originally Posted by Ragga_Wh0re

...right because stats are made just by looking at ones facade.If they look the part then it rings true.

haha right.

don't take yourself so seriously

[thebobman]

All faces of addiction look like that eventually.
Now if you'll excuse me I have to go a buy a case of redbull...

omg.need.caffine.now.omg.omg.caffine.got ta.getta.caffinated.beverage.caffine.caf fine.caffine

[Chuck]

Meth is Satan incarnate.

I aint religious but if theyd ask id pray for their souls.

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by impure

i was an addict.
but i decided to stop one day.
i didn't find it as hard as people say it is.
really i belive it all comes down to choices, if they REALLY want to stop then they won't pick up the pipe.
no one holds a gun to their head and makes them.
therefore it is their choice, ultimately.

but there are people out there with mental illnesses that self medicate but i refuse to believe that the majority are.
i'll belive that alot of mentally ill are mistaken for drug addicts because they may look "cracked out"

personal experience really isn't the way to go about judging a whole mass of people. for example, i found it pretty easy to stop from smoking, but i know that doesn't mean that it's that easy for everyone. same for drugs. just because you decided 'okay, i'm going to stop' and then did...doesn't mean that everyone can do that.

edit: also, i would think circustances make a big difference here. if you are trying to quit something and have no family or friends support, don't have a roof over your head or anything to eat, i'm sure it's a lot harder to get the will power together to quit.

also, although i'm sure it's not 100%...the number is more than 50% for people living on the street with mental disorders. i think sometimes the drugs and lack of nutrition and hardship triggers the disorders, but other times they are there from the start.

[stringbeans]

if xtcity ever had a members gallery it'd be a local example

[Chewy]

straight up junkies

[Tayfoon]

You can see the faces of meth at various shows around here

[FeelGood]

wow thats just disgusting.

[Ragga_Wh0re]

Originally Posted by impure

don't take yourself so seriously

maybe you`ll shut the fuck up and take this seriously:)

Besides not having a home to call their own, most of the 500,000 to 3 million people identified as homeless have something else in common - addiction and mental illness. According to one study, up to two-thirds of homeless adults suffer from alc oholism and at least half suffer from drug disorders. (1) In their book, A Nation In Denial, Alice Baum and Donald Burnes shatter many of the myths surrounding the root causes of homelessness, which have little to do with the economy, governmental social policies, lack of affordable housing, and so forth. According to their research at least 65-85% of all homeless adults suffer from chronic alcoholism, drug addiction, mental illness, or some combination of the three, often complicated by serious m edical problems. At least 1/3 of the homeless suffer from severe and persistent chronic psychiatric disorders. Forty to fifty percent of these individuals are "dually diagnosed" - suffering from addiction to alcohol and/or drugs, as well. (2)

heres the link:

http://www.agrm.org/steps.html

[frankie_V]

dang... they all kinda looked like meth heads anyways in the b4 piks